Seagrass thrives surprisingly well in toxic sediments—but still dies all over the world
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:30
in Biology & Nature
Toxic is bad. Or is it? New studies of seagrasses reveal that they are surprisingly good at detoxifying themselves when growing in toxic seabed. But if seagrasses are stressed by their environment, they lose the ability and die. All over the world seagrasses are increasingly stressed and one factor contributing to this can be lack of detoxification.